But if you're using their initials in the acronym, aren't you copping to knowing them?IDKWNDI
yep.................blame it on my meds............................But if you're using their initials in the acronym, aren't you copping to knowing them?
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IDKWNDI and IDKWTI are both from Indiana.IDKWNDI
Purely from a financial point, it's been that way probably since about 2009 or so. The gap is certainly widening, and ND won't stay independent for free, which is why the article out yesterday gave an indication as to what ND wants, to stay independent.Whether ND is willing to admit it yet, or not they are at the point their independence has became a financial burden not an asset.
Arrogance and its sense of superiority is so pervasive at Notre Dame, the school may stay indepedent no matter the cost.Purely from a financial point, it's been that way probably since about 2009 or so. The gap is certainly widening, and ND won't stay independent for free, which is why the article out yesterday gave an indication as to what ND wants, to stay independent.
I sure hope so... Irrelevance is the ONLY conference where ND belongs...Arrogance and its sense of superiority is so pervasive at Notre Dame, the school may stay indepedent no matter the cost.
Robbie Benson and my teenage heart throb Annette O’TooleEver watch the sports movie 'One on One'? Kid shows up for his new 'job' through the athletic department to water a practice field, asks what to do, when the automatic sprinkler system suddenly turns on. Movie came out in '77. Seems quaint watching it now.
Let's see if that works for another acronym....I O W A....no, nevermind.IDKWNDI and IDKWTI are both from Indiana.
Another side note, but it’s amazing how skewed these stats are by what channel/game time opportunity you get. Sure, our ratings on FS1 aren’t amazing, but that’s actually kind of the case across the board. And that brings our number down. When Illinois plays at a good time on a big network, there is never a ratings drop off.Also found this one which claims ND had 2.84M viewers per game for 12 games, which is 34 million. NBC didn’t even get half of ND viewers.
Which college football programs were the most-watched in 2021?
See which teams brought in the most TV viewers during the 2021 regular season.medium.com
For reference, all 14 BIG teams collectively had 366 million total viewers while averaging 26M per team, or 2.2M per game. The top 10 BIG teams averaged 32.6 million which compares to NDs 34M.
sorry Ran , I blame everything on my " med's "...........................I really really do.........................."meds"
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Sorry, late comment here. This also comes from Columbus Ohio. Not that many years ago, tOSU was bragging about the sold out streak. A recent program on sports radio here said those days are gone. With dynamic pricing, length of games, every game given a better seat in your family room, they can likely expect sellouts for ND, UM, maybe PSU and MSU, but everything else, walk up game day and buy a ticket.Where do you get this from?
SDSU is very appealing as a big school in Southern California that has a long history of success in both sports, good facilities including a brand new football stadium, and exists in a giant market that just lost its NFL team. San Diego is pretty dramatically underserved by professional sports.
I have this fundamental threshold which sports movies must surpass, before I'll watch and comment. That threshold is that the actors in the movie must actually know how to play the game in which they're participating. Costner made the grade in Bull Durham, the Hoosiers high school basketball players were legit and Robbie Benson actually knew how to play basketball back in 1977.Ever watch the sports movie 'One on One'? Kid shows up for his new 'job' through the athletic department to water a practice field, asks what to do, when the automatic sprinkler system suddenly turns on. Movie came out in '77. Seems quaint watching it now.
By exclusion, are you suggesting that Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Charlie Sheen don't throw lasers or that (even more so) Tom Berenger is not a power hitter?I have this fundamental threshold which sports movies must surpass, before I'll watch and comment. That threshold is that the actors in the movie must actually know how to play the game in which they're participating. Costner made the grade in Bull Durham, the Hoosiers high school basketball players were legit and Robbie Benson actually knew how to play basketball back in 1977.
The White Shadow was my favorite show as a kid. Ken Howard played college ball.I have this fundamental threshold which sports movies must surpass, before I'll watch and comment. That threshold is that the actors in the movie must actually know how to play the game in which they're participating. Costner made the grade in Bull Durham, the Hoosiers high school basketball players were legit and Robbie Benson actually knew how to play basketball back in 1977.
yea, back when coaches either wore shorts with over the calf socks with three stripes or loose fitting track pants, a grey sweatshirt that had " property of athletic dept" stenciled on the front and had whistle around their neckThe White Shadow was my favorite show as a kid. Ken Howard played college ball.
I would be seriously be looking at the Big 12 to see if there are any loose bricks. See if poaching BYU might loosen their hold on Oklahoma State and Kansas. If that is possible, it might then serve them well to add a large market team like SDSU to build up to 14 and negotiate a deal that allows them to remain the premier western based conference should Oregon and Washington bolt (excluding the Big Ten which would have a serious investment out west). Thinking that through though, wouldnt they rather look to a school like Baylor to get to 14?SDSU is very appealing as a big school in Southern California that has a long history of success in both sports, good facilities including a brand new football stadium, and exists in a giant market that just lost its NFL team. San Diego is pretty dramatically underserved by professional sports.
But it's nonetheless another mouth to feed that's going to reduce the per-school TV money distribution most likely. It's a tough spot, it's hard to grow in such a weakened state with some of your strongest teams gone, but adding potential growth assets starves you of some of the up-front money you need to have that growth.
My other Pac 12 expansion question is, wouldn't BYU rather be in the Pac 12 than the Big 12? Isn't Utah-BYU being a conference game good for all parties? BYU isn't locked into any grant of rights because those TV deals don't exist yet.